GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |